Q8521 Wool Challis Folk Art Log Cabin
c.1865
50 x 60
upstate New York
$2,900

This folky unusual example of a log cabin quilt transcends time and decor, equally appropriate in an early home or a modern one. This wool challis Log Cabin quilt would typically have come from an affluent family. Challis fabric is a combination of silk and wool which then, as today, was very costly. The third quarter of the 19th century was the heyday of wool challis Log Cabin quilts.

This wonderful combination of wool challis fabrics dates from circa 1840 through 1860, and contains many of the browns and taupes sought after by today's designers. Each 5 inch square block was foundation pieced by hand, using logs between ½ and ¾ of an inch wide. The red wool center squares, approximately 1 ¼ inches per side, are framed with green. The whole quilt is visually unified by the placement of green and red at the center of each block.

Originally created as a youth bed quilt, this piece is in unused condition, with a gorgeous black and red cotton backing and a ½ inch separately applied brown chintz binding. Please ask Betsey for more details. Our quilts are always sent on approval.